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Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery and General Surgery

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1995)

Professional interests include: colectomy (colon resection), laparoscopic hernia repair, endoscopy, and more.

5 Firstvillage Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28374

(910) 295-6831

Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS is a bariatric surgeon in Pinehurst, NC specializing in bariatric surgery and general surgery. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS is affiliated with Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, MCPC-9 LLC and PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA.

Office Locations

Address:

5 Firstvillage Drive
Pinehurst, NC 28374

Some issues Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS can help you with:

Colectomy (Colon Resection)

Colectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the colon, or the longest part of the large intestine. The colon may be affected by diseases such as cancer or inflammatory bowel disease. In a colectomy, all or part of the colon that is infected, blocked, or cancerous is removed.

A colectomy may be performed by laparoscopic or open surgery. A laparoscopic colectomy requires several small cuts on the abdomen, and uses a thin tube with a camera, called a laparoscope. Laparoscopic colectomies are less invasive than open procedures. For some individuals, a laparoscopic colectomy may not be possible, and instead an open colectomy is performed. In an open colectomy, a large incision is made on the abdomen. Open colectomies typically require longer recovery periods.

After the incisions are made, a portion of the colon is removed, and the remaining ends of the colon are attached to each other in a procedure called anastomosis. Waste can continue to travel through the body as normal. However, in some situations, it may be necessary for the end of the colon to be attached to an opening in the abdomen, called a stoma. This procedure is called an ostomy. Types of ostomies include:

Colostomy, in which the remaining portion of the colon is attached to the abdominal opening.
Ileostomy, in which the small intestine is attached to the abdominal opening.

An ostomy bag will be attached to the skin to collect waste. If the entire colon is removed, either an ileostomy is performed, or the small intestine is connected to the anus and waste may pass through as normal.

Stomas may be permanent or temporary. If the stoma is temporary, the ends of the colon will be rejoined in a later procedure. Temporary stomas are generally used to allow time for the colon to heal following surgery.

A colectomy may take between one and four hours. Following the procedure, patients will need to consume a liquid and low fiber diet before gradually returning to their normal diet. Patients will need to stay in the hospital for three to seven days for monitoring. Full recovery and return to normal activity may take anywhere from a few weeks to several months.

Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.

By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.

Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.

Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.

In The News

“Her primary care provider referred her to FirstHealth of the Carolinas for treatment, and the first step in Stewart's fight plan was to meet with Pinehurst Surgical Clinic surgeon Raymond...”—"A successful battle against cancer", Laurinburg Exchange, October 2021

“Raymond Washington, M.D., medical director of Moore Regional's bariatric program, said it is an honor to receive the designation.”—"Weight-loss surgery program named Optum Center of Excellence", Laurinburg Exchange, September 2021

abdominal imaging	22
abdominal surgery	40
blood draw	171
breast procedures	147
cancer surgery	21
diagnostic imaging	128
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	637
excision	43
gastrointestinal procedures	57
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
lab tests	285
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	63
preventive care	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
women's imaging	126
X-rays	165

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	43
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	35

abdominal imaging	16
abdominal surgery	22
blood draw	142
breast procedures	120
cancer surgery	18
diagnostic imaging	104
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	594
excision	32
gastrointestinal procedures	50
hospital care	136
inpatient care	136
lab tests	174
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	37
preventive care	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
women's imaging	102
X-rays	130

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	42
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	34

abdominal imaging	14
abdominal surgery	28
blood draw	147
breast procedures	161
cancer surgery	38
diagnostic imaging	101
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	594
excision	61
gastrointestinal procedures	47
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
lab tests	212
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
women's imaging	123
X-rays	143

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	790
Black	186
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	488
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	72
Less than 65	182

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	35

abdominal surgery	33
blood draw	134
breast procedures	135
cancer surgery	27
diagnostic imaging	110
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	589
excision	50
gastrointestinal procedures	51
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lab tests	214
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	57
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
women's imaging	108
X-rays	151

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	64
Less than 65	81

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	33

abdominal surgery	24
blood draw	156
breast procedures	142
cancer surgery	19
diagnostic imaging	125
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	533
excision	41
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
lab tests	262
lymph node procedures	22
open surgery	47
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
women's imaging	123
X-rays	162

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	51
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	34

abdominal imaging	10
abdominal surgery	25
blood draw	152
breast procedures	132
cancer surgery	34
CT scan	11
diagnostic imaging	100
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	505
excision	63
gastrointestinal procedures	36
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
lab tests	246
lymph node procedures	29
open surgery	55
pelvic imaging	11
women's imaging	98
X-rays	99

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	332

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	53
Less than 65	89

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	37

abdominal imaging	13
abdominal surgery	17
blood draw	201
breast procedures	176
cancer surgery	48
diagnostic imaging	106
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	579
excision	78
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
lab tests	346
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
women's imaging	128
X-rays	105

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	54
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	38

abdominal imaging	10
abdominal surgery	16
blood draw	111
breast procedures	173
cancer surgery	34
CT scan	11
diagnostic imaging	107
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	437
excision	60
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
lab tests	180
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	25
pelvic imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	31
women's imaging	139
X-rays	106

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	39
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	44

abdominal surgery	51
blood draw	270
breast procedures	313
cancer surgery	75
diagnostic imaging	216
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	912
excision	129
gastrointestinal procedures	47
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222
lab tests	444
lymph node procedures	54
minimally invasive procedures	49
open surgery	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	21
women's imaging	238
X-rays	215

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS treated as a bariatric surgeon in Pinehurst, NC were lab tests, breast procedures, blood draw and X-rays.

abdominal imaging	15
abdominal surgery	29
blood draw	164
breast procedures	168
cancer surgery	35
CT scan	11
diagnostic imaging	121
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	599
excision	62
gastrointestinal procedures	43
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lab tests	265
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	25
open surgery	48
pelvic imaging	11
preventive care	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
women's imaging	132
X-rays	142

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Female	319
Male	155

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	84
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	366
Native American / Alaskan Native	4
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	41
75 to 84	147
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	214

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	29
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1995. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Pinehurst Surgical Clinic

MCPC-9 LLC

PINEHURST SURGICAL CLINIC PA

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2017-08-17

Went in for appendicitis. After two botched surgeries,  ended up with colostomy bag. Extremely incompetent and very sloppy. Poor communication with patient.  Almost died twice. I prayed to God to die once from all the pain. Scared for life.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Raymond G. Washington Jr., MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$13,235 Da Vinci Surgical System $12,235	DAVINCI XI $1,000
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$2,026 SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple $1,311	SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement $308	BIO A Tissue Reinforcement $177	SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement $143	SYNECOR Biomaterial $71	Other $15
Ethicon US, LLC	$1,506 ECHELON FLEX Stapler $547	Echelon Endopath Staple Line Reinforcement $130	Advanced Wound care $105	Endoscopy Trocars $94	Energy Harmonic $89	Other $541
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,010 SYNFIX $1,010
Apollo Endosurgery US Inc	$722 Orbera $722
Other	$1,069 KEYTRUDA $150	STRATAFIX $148	EV1000 Clinical Platform $106	1688 $88	SPY-PHI SYSTEM $87	Other $491

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$10,975
Food and Beverage	$4,942
Education	$3,500
Consulting Fee	$150

Biography

Dr. Raymond Washington is a medical specialist in general surgery and bariatric surgery. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine.